The motivation and experience of alma mater tourists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13136341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bingyu Pan (0000-0002-4094-2495, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Lucy C Harbor, So Young Park (0000-0001-6545-1169, Florida Atlantic University), Rui Li (0000-0001-9744-7965), Ashley Schroeder (0000-0001-7241-4796), Yaqi Gong (0000-0003-2719-8734, Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 100118-100118 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-9579 • E-ISSN: 2666-9579 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.annale.2023.100118 |
| OpenAlex | W4390221322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 59 |
This study investigates alma mater tourists' motivation and experience through semi-structured interviews. We propose that one's tertiary educational institution serves as a Home of Exploration between one's Home of Origin and Home of Procreation. This Home of Exploration occupies a liminal stage in life when one can be truly free. Alma mater tourists revisit their places of higher education to reminisce about the days when they were authentic to themselves and experience a unique blend of happiness, nostalgia, and other emotions. This experience is explained herein with sociological concepts including authenticity, spiritual center, push and pull factors, and life course theory
Aesthetics · Alma mater · Art · Center (category theory · Dura mater · Happiness · Institution · Liminality · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Medicine · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |